Meteorology

  1. Air Masses, Fronts, and Mid-Latitude Cyclones
    1. Air Mass Characteristics
      1. Air Mass Definition
        1. Source Regions
          1. Requirements for Source Regions
            1. Geographic Distribution
            2. Air Mass Properties
              1. Temperature Characteristics
                1. Moisture Characteristics
                  1. Stability Characteristics
                2. Air Mass Classification
                  1. Temperature Classification
                    1. Continental Air Masses
                      1. Maritime Air Masses
                      2. Thermal Classification
                        1. Polar Air Masses
                          1. Tropical Air Masses
                            1. Arctic Air Masses
                            2. Specific Air Mass Types
                              1. Continental Polar
                                1. Continental Arctic
                                  1. Maritime Polar
                                    1. Continental Tropical
                                      1. Maritime Tropical
                                    2. Air Mass Modification
                                      1. Temperature Modification
                                        1. Heating from Below
                                          1. Cooling from Below
                                          2. Moisture Modification
                                            1. Moisture Addition
                                              1. Moisture Loss
                                              2. Stability Changes
                                                1. Modification Processes
                                                2. Frontal Systems
                                                  1. Front Definition
                                                    1. Frontal Characteristics
                                                      1. Temperature Contrasts
                                                        1. Wind Shifts
                                                          1. Pressure Changes
                                                          2. Cold Fronts
                                                            1. Structure and Movement
                                                              1. Associated Weather
                                                                1. Cold Front Types
                                                                2. Warm Fronts
                                                                  1. Structure and Movement
                                                                    1. Associated Weather
                                                                      1. Warm Front Clouds
                                                                      2. Occluded Fronts
                                                                        1. Cold Occlusion
                                                                          1. Warm Occlusion
                                                                            1. Occlusion Process
                                                                            2. Stationary Fronts
                                                                              1. Drylines
                                                                                1. Formation and Characteristics
                                                                                  1. Severe Weather Potential
                                                                                2. Mid-Latitude Cyclones
                                                                                  1. Cyclone Development
                                                                                    1. Polar Front Theory
                                                                                      1. Cyclogenesis
                                                                                        1. Favorable Conditions
                                                                                        2. Cyclone Life Cycle
                                                                                          1. Initial Stage
                                                                                            1. Open Wave Stage
                                                                                              1. Mature Stage
                                                                                                1. Occluded Stage
                                                                                                  1. Dissipation Stage
                                                                                                  2. Cyclone Structure
                                                                                                    1. Surface Features
                                                                                                      1. Upper-Level Features
                                                                                                        1. Vertical Structure
                                                                                                        2. Associated Weather Patterns
                                                                                                          1. Precipitation Distribution
                                                                                                            1. Wind Patterns
                                                                                                              1. Temperature Patterns
                                                                                                                1. Cloud Patterns
                                                                                                                2. Cyclone Movement
                                                                                                                  1. Steering Mechanisms
                                                                                                                    1. Speed of Movement
                                                                                                                  2. Anticyclones
                                                                                                                    1. High Pressure Systems
                                                                                                                      1. Anticyclone Characteristics
                                                                                                                        1. Associated Weather
                                                                                                                          1. Movement Patterns

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